By Publisher Lee Kyung-sikThere are indications that even President Moon Jae-in, who has obviously supported Chairman Kim Jong-Un of North Korea in spite of various adverse criticisms from the opposition camp, has now realized that the North Korean leaders “are getting out of hands.”“We have overcom
By Feature Editor Kim Hyung-dae with Reporter Kim Ka-heePresident Moon Jae-in said that the Korean people created their democracy together with students, workers, taxi drivers and everyone else in Korea.Speaking on the June-10 Democratic Protest on the occasion of its 33rd anniversary, President Moo
On May 28, 1918, the first parliamentary democracy in the Muslim world – the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was founded with the adoption of the Declaration on Independence. The sovereign territory of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was 114,000 square kilometers.Despite facing grave internal and
By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Feature Editor Ms. Joy ChoThere are signs showing the possibility that President Moon Jae-in might have now turned his attention to take ‘better care’ of the Korean business world, which many Koreans have somewhat viewed with a sense of reservation.President Moon, him
Ambassador Harry Harris of the United States in Seoul expressed gratitude to the Korean people and government for the two million face masks Korea sent to the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency."The U.S.-ROK alliance and friendship are as vital and iron-clad today as it was 70 years ago," Harr
The Victory Day of the Russian Federation is a great day not only for Russia but for many other countries of the world, especially the CIS (Commonwealth of the Independent States) countries.According to a recent report by the Korean-language daily, Chosun Ilbo, President Vladmir Putin of Russia post
May 9 in Uzbekistan is commemorated as a Day of Remembrance and Homage, the 75th Anniversary of the Great Victory over fascism.The people of Uzbekistan has made a huge contribution to the common victory over fascism. Out of 6,5 million people who lived in Uzbekistan back then, 1,5 million people joi
It is an honor to be able to share with The Korea Post readers and authorities this special moment of the year 2020, in which all the countries are facing the difficult circumstance of fighting against the spread of Covid-19 in the world, and the experience of the Republic of Korea in reducing this
The following article was contributed by the Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Seoul to The Korea Post for publication. The Korea Post media, 35 years this year, own and operate 3 English and 2 Korean-language news publications since 1985.—Ed. At the start of a video conference on May 5, Pres
The COVID-19 might cause loss of 330,000 jobs in Korea, and this might require special attention by the government to prevent it from happening. This waring came from the Korea Economic Research Institute (KERI) on April 20, 2020.KERI predicted that the Korean economy might face a reduction of 6.7 p
By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Special Feature Editor Kim Hyung-dae This year, the Republic of Korea and the Russian Federation celebrate the 30th anniversary of their diplomatic relations since the two countries singed the agreement on Sept. 30, 1990. Cooperation and friendship between the two cou
President Moon Jae-in spoke on the phone on April 13, 2022 with Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bhutan Lotay Tshering, at the request of the Bhutanese Prime Minister, for 15 minutes. Prime Minister Tshering was the 25th leader with whom President Moon has spoken over the phone to discuss the respon
President Moon Jae-in made the following remarks at the Special ASEAN Plus Three Summit on April 14, 2020.—Ed.I would like to thank His Excellency Prime Minister Phuc for his leadership in convening this special virtual summit.I believe it is truly meaningful that we are having this meeting in such
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) not only imposes a crisis on the medical field but on all sectors including economy, finance and society. International cooperation is thus more imperative than ever before." President Moon Jae-in said this on March 24 in phone talks with Saud
President Moon Jae-in on March 24 announced that his administration will double the amount of an emergency financial aid package for businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic to KRW 100 trillion.In the second session of an emergency economic council at Cheong Wa Dae, he pledged to take every m
Prime Minister Stefan Löfven of Sweden congratulated President Moon Jae-in over the phone on March 22, 2020 stating that he was very impressed by the Korean Government’s strong response against COVID-19, including the massive implementation of testing. Prime Minister Lofven then went on to say that
President Moon Jae-in said, “We should try to weather the current corona situation as we do in a lockstep race where we should try to keep pace with one another.” He made the statement on March 22, 2020 suggesting that the Korean people should try to work together to tide over the difficult situatio
President Moon Jae-in spoke on the phone with French President Emmanuel Macron for 35 minutes on March 13, 2020. During their telephone conversation, the two presidents shared a common understanding of the seriousness of the COVID-19 outbreak that has recently been spreading worldwide. They discusse
“The Government has unquestionably transitioned to emergency mode. The Emergency Economic Council will go into high gear from today. This Council will play the role of a central economic response headquarters like the Central Disease Control Headquarters.” These remarks were made by President Moon J
According to Arirang News on March 19, South Korea's southeastern city of Daegu reported 87 new coronavirus cases early on Wednesday from five nursing hospitals.The city said it has confirmed that 74 of the new cases came from a cluster infection at a nursing hospital for seniors.Among them include